Exam Practice G

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Paper One Task Four (20 marks) – recommended time 17 minutes

The text for this task is reproduced on the next page. It is a transcript of a conversation of
two lower pre-intermediate learners (CEFR A2) in response to the following task:

Look at the pictures that show different places to eat. Do you like
these different places to eat? Say why or why not. Talk together.

Focusing on the areas listed below, identify a total of four key strengths and weaknesses
of the text. Provide an example from the text of each choice. Include at least one strength
and one weakness in your answer.

• Task achievement (Speaker 1 & Speaker 2)

• Range of lexis (Speaker 1 & Speaker 2)
• Accuracy of grammar (Speaker 1 & Speaker 2)
• Interactive communication (Speaker 1 & Speaker 2)

NB if you comment on one Speaker, please indicate which one.

Write your answers in your answer booklet.

I: Here are some pictures that show different places to eat.

Do you like these different places to eat? Say why or why not. Talk together.
S 1 – speaker 1, S2 – speaker 2, I – interlocutor

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S 1: Actually, I like this place to eat because I like eating with my family.
S 2: yeah, with my son.
S 1: yes, yes
S 2: yes
S 1: and then, eh … …. … this picture is good … …. …
S 2: and this?
S 1: yes. ….
S 2: OK
S 1: I, I can see ehm…
S 2: this family
S 1: happy, happy family, yeah yeah yeah …. and and it’s some …. ehm …. food outside …. ehm in the
…. park
S 2: yeah
S 1: What do you think about this picture?
S 2: this is ??? to ???, I think, group with the grill
S 1: yes
S 2: and they needs our … ehm, this families, all family, yes
S 1: uhu
S 2: this is a … restaurant, I think
S 1: maybe
S 2: yeah
S 1: I don’t like … ehm … this ehm same place because … ehm …. ehm…. very noisy
S 2: yeah ???? only three times because … ehm ehm… high, high… ehm… noise, noisy, yes
I: Do you think eating in restaurants is expensive?
S 2: yes
S 1: yeah, can be, here can be expensive
I: Do you think eating on the beach is fun?
S 2: yes, I think
I: Why?
S 2: because… ehm… I can cook anything in… eh… in beach and see… uh.
I: Do you think eating in the park is nice?
S 1: yes, nice
I: Why?
S 1: ehm… because… ehm… park has … ehm ehm… different plants and many tree and sometimes
quiet place
I: Which of these places to eat do you like best?
S 2: this is best, I think (pointing)…. because I can talk with my family there
I: Which of these places do you like best?
S 1: This is best for me (pointing).

based on official Cambridge A2 Key speaking test materials

retrieved from: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/504505-a2-key-handbook-2020.pdf and https://cambridge-exams.ch/new-

speaking-test-videos-revised-a2-key-and-b1-preliminary-exams

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Paper Two Task One (18 marks) – recommended time 20 minutes

The text for this task is reproduced on the next two pages. It is being used in the following
situation.

Kim and Nahm are two dyslexic learners who study English to further
improve their language proficiency, which they need mainly for travelling
and socialising. They completed a pre-intermediate (A2/B1) General
English course at a private language centre. They decided to continue to
the next level but change to an intermediate (B1+) Conversational English
course. The centre’s policy is that all learners need to complete a test to
establish whether they can continue or not. The test they have been given
was designed for dyslexic learners and based on the last five units of a
pre-intermediate (A2/B1) course book they used on their course.

Using your knowledge of relevant testing concepts, evaluate the effectiveness of the tasks in
this test for these learners in this situation.

Make a total of six points. You must include both positive and negative points.

Write your answer in your answer booklet.

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from English File Pre-intermediate Tests for students with Dyslexia. Oxford University Press.

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